| Capital Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Capital Mountain Location in Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,730 ft (2,356 m) [1] [2] |
| Prominence | 1,801 ft (549 m) [3] |
| Isolation | 7.63 mi (12.28 km) [3] |
| Coordinates | 62°25′25″N 144°06′51″W / 62.4234982°N 144.1140578°W [4] |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Copper River |
| Protected area | Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve |
| Parent range | Wrangell Mountains [5] |
| Topo map | USGS Gulkana B-1 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Eroded shield volcano |
| Type of rock | Andesite [1] |
| Volcanic arc/ belt | Wrangell Volcanic Field |
| Last eruption | 1 million years ago [1] |
Capital Mountain is an andesitic shield volcano located in Alaska. Its elevation is 7,730 ft (2356 m). [2]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Capital Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [6] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Wrangell Mountains ( orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below -10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F.
- ^ a b c Charles A. Wood, Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada, Cambridge University Press, 1992, p. 89.
- ^ a b "Capital - Introduction". www.avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Capital Mountain - 7,731' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Capital Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Capital Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- Capital Mountain: weather forecast
- "Capital". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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| Capital Mountain | |
|---|---|
Capital Mountain Location in Alaska | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,730 ft (2,356 m) [1] [2] |
| Prominence | 1,801 ft (549 m) [3] |
| Isolation | 7.63 mi (12.28 km) [3] |
| Coordinates | 62°25′25″N 144°06′51″W / 62.4234982°N 144.1140578°W [4] |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Copper River |
| Protected area | Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve |
| Parent range | Wrangell Mountains [5] |
| Topo map | USGS Gulkana B-1 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Eroded shield volcano |
| Type of rock | Andesite [1] |
| Volcanic arc/ belt | Wrangell Volcanic Field |
| Last eruption | 1 million years ago [1] |
Capital Mountain is an andesitic shield volcano located in Alaska. Its elevation is 7,730 ft (2356 m). [2]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Capital Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone, with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool summers. [6] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Wrangell Mountains ( orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below -10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F.
- ^ a b c Charles A. Wood, Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada, Cambridge University Press, 1992, p. 89.
- ^ a b "Capital - Introduction". www.avo.alaska.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Capital Mountain - 7,731' AK". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Capital Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Capital Mountain, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- Capital Mountain: weather forecast
- "Capital". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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| This volcanology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a location in the Copper River Census Area, Alaska is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |